Aye-aye  (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

Description

The bizarre aye-aye is one of the most unusual primates on the planet, so much so that it was originally classified as a rodent (2). The thick coat is slate grey to brown with white flecks from the long guard hairs, which are lighter at the tip (2). The face is paler than the rest of the body with large, leathery ears and striking, yellowish-orange eyes (2). The hands of the aye-aye are also highly distinctive, having elongated, thin fingers, which bear curved, claw-like nails (4). In particular, the third digit is so extremely thin that it appears to be little more than skin and bone (2). The aye-aye is the largest nocturnal primate and has a long bushy tail (4).

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